hypervolemia /hy·per·vo·le·mia/ (-vo-le´me-ah) abnormal increase in the plasma volume in the body.
hypervolemia
hypervolemia (hī´p
rvolē´mē),
hy·per·vo·le·mi·a (h  p r-v -l  m-)n. An abnormally increased volume of blood. hy per·vo·lemic adj. |
hypervolemia
[-vōlē′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + L, volumen, paper roll; Gk, haima, blood
an increase in the amount of intravascular fluid, particularly in the volume of circulating blood or its components. See also congestive heart failure.
hypervolemia (hī´p
rvolē´mē),n increased blood volume.
hypervolemia
abnormal increase in the volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body. See also fluid volume excess.
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